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Apple Soundtrack Pro User Manual

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Chapter 7

Working in the Waveform Editor

To set the length of the inserted silence:

1

In the Insert Silence sheet, choose the format you want to use from the Format pop-up
menu.

2

In the “Length of silence to insert” value slider, do one of the following:

 Click the left arrow to shorten the length of the inserted silence, or click the right

arrow to increase the length.

 Click the center of the value slider, then drag the slider that appears left or right to

change the length of inserted silence.

 Click the value in the value slider, then type a new value.

3

Click OK.

Inserting Noise

When you choose Process > Insert, then choose Noise from the Insert submenu, the
Noise Generator dialog appears. You can set the type of noise to insert, set the length
of the inserted noise, choose the format for setting the noise length (any of the Time
Ruler Units formats), and set the volume of the inserted noise.

The inserted noise can be white noise (emphasizing higher frequencies) or pink noise
(equal distribution of frequencies).

To choose the type of noise to insert:

m

In the Noise Generator dialog, choose the type of noise from the Waveform Type pop-
up menu.

To set the length of the inserted noise:

1

In the Noise Generator dialog, choose the format you want to use from the Duration
pop-up menu.

2

In the Duration value slider, do one of the following:

 Click the left arrow to shorten the length of the inserted noise, or click the right

arrow to increase the length.

 Click the center of the value slider, then drag the slider that appears left or right to

change the length of inserted noise.

 Click the value in the value slider, then type a new value.

3

Click OK.